The SUSE operating system must enforce a delay of at least four seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Limiting the number of logon attempts over a certain time interval reduces the chances that an unauthorized user may gain access to an account.
- ID
- SV-217138r991588_rule
- Version
- SLES-12-010370
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the SUSE operating system to enforce a delay of at least four seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.
Edit the file "/etc/pam.d/common-auth".
Add a parameter "pam_faildelay" and set it to a value of "4000000" or greater: